Leaving Drew
- Synopsis
- Fiction short. Campbell, a struggling actor, is appearing in a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival at Drew University. When the production closes he goes back home to Los Angeles and as he waits for his flight he dreams of a beautiful fairy. On the plane he meets a woman who resembles the fairy of his dreams. The film begins with Puck’s epilogue and the gap between dream and reality is a central and recurring motif.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Multimedia
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1999
- Duration
- 21 mins
- Availability
- No distributor known (7/2008).
Credits
- Director
- Kirsten Lara Getchell
- Producer
- Kirsten Lara Getchell; Steven Eckholdt
- Cinematographer
- Roberto Blasino
- Screenplay
- Kirsten Lara Getchell
- Music
- Peter Adams
- Costume
- Candice Cain
- Cast
Tara Stewart Woman of his dreams (Titania) Cameron Watson Campbell (Nick Bottom)
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- Tagline: Some dreams are a wake-up call.
- Reviews
- Lanier, Douglas ‘Film Spin-Offs and Citations’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 227, entry 943).
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Leaving Drew". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67880 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)